Eagle Byzantium

The emperor, who was skilled in battle formations, was still unwilling to give up the opportunity to fight. This place was less than fifty kilometers away from the market town of Philomelon. He strictly ordered Matthew and Titicius to lead 5,000 troops from Cuman, Pecheneg, and Tet. Kobo, Vadaritai The clan cavalry continued to pursue Gawain fiercely, "Since Gawain's train tracks are still clearly identifiable, it means that his army is close at hand. This is mostly a wide area, which is conducive to the use of cavalry. Gawain and his previous brigade cannot be called Meet at the regimental camp.”

Because the emperor felt that Gawain was also using his mobility to induce him, preventing him from calmly dividing his troops and taking over the territory. Instead, he was led by the nose to gather the entire army of Philomelon, and was forced to confront or decisively fight Gawain.

So when Alexios was marching along the Sakarya River, he prepared his "killing move" in advance.

Therefore, when Gawain's Red Hand Brigade was more than 20 miles away from Philomelon, a large group of Cuman cavalry appeared on the side. This was the emperor's other army, with a total of 5,000 people, specifically to intercept and intercept. Gawain's approach.

The emperor's plan is: I will chase you from behind, and this group of cavalry will detour from the flanks, intercept you in this open field, separate you from the camp of Gemakis Brigade, and annihilate each one!

The Red Hand Brigade immediately formed detachment units into several phalanxes surrounding the baggage vehicles, and raised an emergency beacon toward the southwest. Dark clouds swelled and flags flew. Gawain and Mero personally commanded all the Ougus The cavalry and the cavalry attached to the brigade formed a double-line assault line outside the formation. On their north side, the emperor's cavalry was galloping towards them, and on their flanks - five thousand Cuman cavalry were constantly approaching and watching eagerly.

Soon, from the southwest of the flat plain, a large group of cavalry appeared again, getting closer and closer like black clouds, becoming more and more dense. They all held the battle flag of the Opushkin-Thrace Military District. There were a total of There are about two thousand people, no less than five hundred of them are heavily armored Plonian cavalry. "It is the flag of the emperor's general Xhosa. He must have come out from the Brenus camp to intercept us!"

The red-handed flag fluttered in the unruly wind, making bursts of sound. All the generals rode horses to guard Gawain. Behind them were the red-handed soldiers who formed a phalanx of spears, and the huge raised flags. Feng Huo, "While we are warning the Jimagis Brigade, we are also telling the emperor over there the location of our formation..." Great Earl Mero said this as his face was illuminated. .

"We are attacked on three sides. Do we want to dig up camps and build chariots and fortifications to hold on?"

"There is no water source here, there are only ditches. If you dig a camp, it will play into the emperor's hands." After Gawain finished speaking, his facial expression froze for a moment, then he took out the silver horse-head baton and pointed in the direction of the Gimmegis brigade. "Everyone, this is the only way we can advance. I ordered all the red-handed soldiers to prepare to abandon the large baggage. The spearmen held spears and followed the cavalry line to break out. The skirmishers and attached archers all boarded the caravans to accompany the charge!"

As a result, when the soldiers and vehicles were shouting and starting to form, several riders suddenly ran out of the Cuman cavalry team hired by the emperor from the flank, two miles away. They saw Gawain's red hand flag. Then he came to the front of the formation and kept galloping, shouting in Greek, "Across the way!" Is it His Highness Gawain of Tarsus? Our Khan is the great Yassen. He once sank his white horse at the great river (Danube River) and formed a brotherly alliance with His Majesty Gawain. Please, Your Highness Gawain. Don’t rush to fight with me, Yassen Khan is willing to open a way to prove friendship!”

It turned out that in the past, in the Iron Gate Fortress area of ​​Bulgaria, Yasen, the Sikoman Khan, had made a brotherhood oath with Gawain, and also gave Gawain a precious bear blanket, so Yasen said this now.

Gawain looked intently, and saw that the team led by Xhosa was also approaching from the southwest. However, this general may have been defeated by the Red Hand Brigade at Fort Alamein before. When he saw the familiar flag, After spearing with the familiar Zhuqi infantry, he also took a position and did not dare to come forward for the time being.

"Put all the eight Persian perfume bottles we carry in the caravan, and hide all the attached fire throwers and archers behind the car at the same time, facing Yassen's team, listen to my orders, and wait for him to approach and launch them together "Gawain whispered to Mero, "Yasen is deceiving me. What a shrewd person the emperor is, how can he let this person freely express his will? There must be many emperor's officials in the Cuman cavalry formation. Supervisor, so I They will use their plan to catch him off guard." Then, Gawain said to Bramson, "After firing the volley, you and I will take this as a signal and take all the cavalry to attack Xhosa's tribe again. At the same time, Mero commanded all the infantry and vehicles to form a dense formation. Before the emperor's main force arrived, they rushed toward the camp of the Gimmegis Brigade at all costs, crushing the corpses of any enemies they encountered along the way. Cross over!"

"Yes!" All the generals accepted the order and ran towards their respective posts.

On the west side of Gawain's formation, after Cuman Khan's shouting, the soldiers who had originally lined up to resist the defense put away their spears and began to drive in other directions, leaving only a ring of caravans lined up side by side. The distance between the horse and the earthen basket in the gap is nearly a thousand feet, like a door waiting to be pushed open at any time.

"Haha, Gawain has been fooled! All the Bayi (the name of the nobles of the Cumans) led the soldiers and rushed over on horseback, destroying the chariot barrier, rushing into the center of the enemy's formation and killing people, reaping the greatest and most glorious victory - I am really a fox and wolf with blood on my claws on the grassland." In the formation, Yasen Khan twisted his sparse and yellow beard, squinted his evil eyes, and howled like a skinny wolf.

The colorful flags were waving, and the Cuman cavalrymen in the front row kicked the horses' bellies with their boots. The horses began to move their hooves, and hundreds of them made dense sounds like a tide, trotting towards the west side of Gawain's formation.

On the southwest side, General Kosa stood up and saw this scene, and was horrified. "What is the enemy doing! They actually withdrew the formation on the west side, leaving only empty vehicles, allowing the Komaloy people over there to march straight in?"

But eight or nine hundred feet away from Kosa's front: Gawain and Bramson led all the cavalry to form a double line, like a wall of solidified ice, blocking in front of him.

Over there, the Cuman cavalry let go of the reins in their hands, and rocked on the saddles, speeding up and getting closer and closer to the chariot line. All the people and horses were close together, maintaining almost the same speed, and merged into a mighty "river" rushing over.

"Hahaha Gawain, I don't care about brotherhood, and I don't have any real feelings for you. I prefer boys with smooth bodies - you are too old and have too many beards!" Yasin Khan, who was in the back, under the colorful flags, saw the victory of the surprise attack in front of him, and his smile became more exaggerated and rough. He held up the wine bag in his hand and drank and sang loudly. (To be continued ~^~)